The Empire of Reason: How Europe Imagined and America Realized the Enlightenment

by Henry Steele Commager

Book Overview

The foremost American historian of his generation delves into the nation's European origins, illuminating how the new country embodied the principles of the Enlightenment--ideals that Europe, trapped... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385116721
• ISBN13: 9780385116725
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Eye-opening perspective on American spirit!

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